Boston-based Sappi Fine Paper North America, a subsidiary of South Africa-based wood pulp and paper producer Sappi Ltd., has announced the completion of the conversion of its kraft pulp mill in Cloquet, Minn., for production of specialized ...
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Greenville-based textile machinery distributor Lang Ligon & Co. Inc. has added weaving preparation, sectional warping and related equipment from Spain-based COMSAT to the product lines it offers its customers in the United States and ...
Tags: Lang Ligon, COMSAT Warper, Norfab, Twitchell
Martex Fiber Southern Corp. has acquired the Charlotte-based Waste Services Division of Bollag International. Bollag collects and markets textiles wastes including natural and synthetic waste, cuttings, rags and fabric remnants. The ...
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The annual PCI Fibres Conference 2013 took place November 7-8, 2013, in Hong Kong. Topics included the supply of the various fiber raw materials and the situation in the Asia-Pacific Rim. It was an event full of valuable information and a ...
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Durham, N.C.-based antimicrobial textile technology provider PurThread Technologies Inc. and Rochester, N.Y.-based Eastman Kodak Co. have signed a globally exclusive agreement with under which PurThread will embed Kodak's antimicrobial ...
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The first Rieter Com4 yarn seminar in India was held on September 20, 2013, at the TWIC-IKFA Convention Centre in Tirupur, India. The event took place in parallel with SS Textile Media Pvt. Ltd’s Yarnex and TexIndia 2013 exhibitions ...
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The report "Alpha Olefin Market By Type (1-Butene, 1-Hexene, 1-Octene, 1-Decene, 1-Dodecene 1-Tetradecene, C16-18, C20), & Applications (LLDPE, HDPE, Detergent Alcohols, Synthetic Lubricants, Polybutene-1, AOS, & Others) - Global Trends & ...
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For years I have gone into food stores and read labels only to not know what half the ingredients were. I got to thinking, that maybe I'm not alone when it comes to knowing what the rest of them are. So, I've put together what might be a ...
The Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) held its Annual Meeting on Wednesday, November 13, 2012 in Dalton. Treasurer Del Land reported a clean audit for the carpet manufacturing trade association and a 2014 budget of $2,925,550. CRI Board ...
Goji Berries Inc. announced today that it now carries seaweed fertilizer, a valuable addition to an organic garden. Seaweed fertilizer imparts new life to the soil stripped of the natural minerals by commercial farming. If you wish to ...
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Cabling vendor R&M has unveiled its new Venus SCM Solution, which it says can offer a minimum bending radius of 40 millimeters. R&M says this “Minimises attenuation losses in the fibers and facilitates easier handling during ...
Wooden air showers help to fix the problem of de-contamination from personal coming into into bedrooms. Our air bath is a fully self included device with great level of ability to move. The convenience of function of our air bath is such ...
Healthy food is Booming! There are numerous trademarks and health claims that giant food producers use to tell us that their products are super healthy. I understand that claiming to be fitting in a healthy diet is good for sales, so let me ...
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The non-contact B92 EVO pulse generator facilitates improved measuring accuracy - even with heavy soiling. The conversion kit is available for RSB-D 30, RSB-D 30c, RSB-D 35, RSB-D 35c, RSB-D 40, RSB-D 40c and now also for RSB-D 22 and RSB-D ...
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The USA Made sock boasts a number of attributes. The sock is made with drirelease wool. Drirelease technology not only wicks the moisture away, but causes it to dry at a much faster rate, keeping the feet dry in the boots. An offshoot ...
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